A very aggressive person may find social acceptance as a professional soldier;
a greedy person may channel this urge into becoming a successful business person, and a person who tends to lie may re-channel this unacceptable impulse into creative writing. All of these are examples of which defense mechanism?
a. sublimation
b. projection
c. reaction formation
d. compensation
ANSWER: a
Psychology
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